Johnson Roberts Associates recently created an in-house Design Shop. The Design Shop promotes hands-on research and fabrication within our office. Staff can use the shop to build models and mock-ups of projects both within the office and of individual interest. The Design Shop provides a variety of power and hand

Following a tour of the expanded and redesigned Hopkinton Public Library, local librarian Jenny Arch wrote thorough review of the space on her blog. Jenny particularly appreciated the abundant use of modular furniture. Having tables, chairs, displays, and the circulation desk on wheels allows for flexible use of available space.

Johnson Roberts Associates is currently working with the Trustees of the Concord Free Public Library to design of an expansion of the library. The expansion will incorporate an adjacent historic residence into the library and create a new children’s room, teen room, community gathering spaces, and a large meeting room.

Renovations of the new home for Arlington Center for the Arts are nearing completion. The renovations modernize two floors of a historical school building to create 7,645 SF of creative spaces. The new Center for the Arts will have learning spaces, including a clay studio, resident artist studios, art classrooms,

The East Forest Park Library in Springfield, Massachusetts is out to bid. The new library will create a focus for the East Forest Park neighborhood, replacing an aging branch library in a strip mall. The energy efficient single-story new building features indoor and outdoor community meeting spaces, study rooms, teen

Johnson Roberts Associates has signed on to the AIA 2030 Commitment. Buildings are the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. However, the AIA 2030 Commitment aims to change that. Through energy-efficient design, the AIA 2030 Commitment strives for all new buildings and major renovations to be

On July 7, 2018, Powder Magazine celebrated both its bicentennial and restoration. Powder Magazine is the oldest structure along the Charles River Basin. Due to its original purpose of storing gunpowder, neighborhood concerns about building’s explosive contents led to its abandonment in the 1860s. In 1899 the Olmsted brothers, sons

Jeff Davis recently spoke at the Brooks School in New Bedford to Mrs. Keaton’s second grade class about the best profession in the world – ARCHITECTURE(!) – as part of the school's Career Day. Through a review of project drawings, large scale models, and architectural picture books, the children had

Johnson Roberts Associates is working with the owners of Barber Walter's to fit out a new barbershop space in the Belclare at Wellesley building in downtown Wellesley. The shop will have four cutting stations equipped with antique barber chairs purchased by the owner in New York City. The antique chairs

The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) awarded the Erving Public Library a construction grant. The grant allows the Town of Erving to build a new library, replacing the outdated current facility. Because the Town approved their portion of the funding prior to the award announcement, the next design phase

Hopkinton Public Library opened the doors to its newly renovated and expanded space in October 2017. The community marked the occasion with a 1920s-themed fundraising event dubbed "A Novel Affair" that raised over $1 million dollars.

The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners construction grants awarded to 10 Johnson Roberts Associates libraries. In this latest round of funding, Johnson Roberts Associates designed of nearly one third of the 33 projects seeking funding.

Michael Bellefeuille is now an Associate at Johnson Roberts Associates as of June 2017. Since joining the firm in 2014, Michael has worked on projects for municipal, state, and higher education clients. Some highlight include renovations to the Bentley Library at Northern Essex Community College, repurposing a former garage into

We are thrilled to announce that the South Hadley Public Library has received LEED Silver Certification from the USGBC in recognition of the sustainable design strategies, materials, and construction methods that went into this beautiful building.

We are thrilled to announce that the Effingham Public Library (replacing the Helen Matthes Library) is now open to the public! Earlier this month they celebrated their grand re-opening with nearly 800 people in attendance! Johnson Roberts converted an existing bank building into a brand-new library for the City of

In his popular book, The Great Good Place, Ray Oldenburg gives us this idea of a ‘third place’ as a place we can gather, talk, socialize and build community. If your home and those you live with are your first place, and your workplace and co-workers are your second, your

“Henri Labrouste: Structure Brought to Light,” up at the Museum of Modern Art in New York through June 24, showcases the remarkable work of a little-known French architect of the nineteenth century. The retrospective focuses on his two large library projects in Paris: the Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève and the reading room

The Pearle L. Crawford Memorial library in Dudley, Massachusetts has Received a LEED Silver Certification from the United States Green Building Council. The library celebrated the achievement at a ceremony on Saturday December 3, 2011. The “green” design includes a photovoltaic array, a high efficiency induction HAVC system, materials with